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timajin nell used his government e-mail address to sell copyrighted and prerelease movies to sell dvds and cds out of his office. >>> a firehouse is undergoing renovations now. mayor vincent ground broke ground for engine company 28 here on connecticut avenue. they will have wider doors to provide safety for workers along with structural and electrical updates. the officials also say the renovations will maintain the station's historic features. >>> get ready for the biggest playground renovation project in d.c. history. today mayor vincent gray announced 32 playgrounds in the city slated for improvements next year. there will be several redone in each area. for a complete list of the playgrounds, go to nbcwashington.com. >>> coming up on news4 at 5:00 tonight, "washington post" food critic gives us his take on dishing out fresh seafood. >>> plus, the morning commute and afternoon rush can last forever in this town. we'll see where we fall on the national list of traffic trouble spots. >>> west coast style cuisine with a mid-atlantic twist right here in the district. >> "washington pos
timajin nell used his government e-mail address to sell copyrighted and prerelease movies to sell dvds and cds out of his office. >>> a firehouse is undergoing renovations now. mayor vincent ground broke ground for engine company 28 here on connecticut avenue. they will have wider doors to provide safety for workers along with structural and electrical updates. the officials also say the renovations will maintain the station's historic features. >>> get ready for the biggest...
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that we only have one truly sacred obligation as a government. that's to equip those we send into harm's way and care for those who come home. that's the only sacred obligation we have. everything else falls behind that. i would also tell him that the fact that he, this decorated soldier you talked about, fought for his country, that that should be honored. he should not be thrown into a category of the 47% who don't pay their taxes while he was out there fighting and not having to pay taxes and somehow not taking responsibility. i would also tell him that there are things that have occurred in this campaign and occur in every campaign that i'm sure both of us regret anyone having said, particularly in these, these special new groups that can go out there, raise all the money they want, not have to identify themselves and say the most scurrilous things about the other candidate. it's an abomination. but the bottom line here is i'd ask that hero you referenced to take a look at whether or not governor romney or president obama has the conviction t
that we only have one truly sacred obligation as a government. that's to equip those we send into harm's way and care for those who come home. that's the only sacred obligation we have. everything else falls behind that. i would also tell him that the fact that he, this decorated soldier you talked about, fought for his country, that that should be honored. he should not be thrown into a category of the 47% who don't pay their taxes while he was out there fighting and not having to pay taxes...
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which is an actual governing question that she should have asked instead. then also her final question about what is unique about your character as a man. what about you as a man, do you bring to this office? they sped past that one, too. that's one of the examples of why asking a bunch of specific questions will eventually lead to something that just doesn't belong in the debate. but there was much more energy to it, obviously. there's much more energy in this room right now. i think both sides are going to have a real fight in this room tonight about who did better in this debate. one of the things that is not clear to me is how easy this debate was to follow. i think those of us who are well versed in everything that these candidates are saying, it's very clear. when paul ryan starts referring to the cbo, i know what he means. i'm not sure what the swing voter, the low-information voter hears when they hear references to the cbo. and similarly, with some of the points that joe biden made. i understood it completely, but sometimes there's a disjointed qua
which is an actual governing question that she should have asked instead. then also her final question about what is unique about your character as a man. what about you as a man, do you bring to this office? they sped past that one, too. that's one of the examples of why asking a bunch of specific questions will eventually lead to something that just doesn't belong in the debate. but there was much more energy to it, obviously. there's much more energy in this room right now. i think both...
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not an al qaeda-sponsored government that follows on. and all this loose talk of my friend governor romney and the congressman about how we are going to do, we could do so much more in there, what more would they do other than put american boots on the ground? the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that, they are the facts. they are the facts. now every time the governor's asked about this, he doesn't say-- he goes up with a whole lot of verbage but when he gets pressed he says no, he would to the do anything different than we are doing now. are they proposing putting american troops on the ground? putting american aircraft in the airspace? is that what they're proposing? if they do they should speak up and say so. but that's not what they're saying. we are doing it exactly like we need to do to identify those forces who, in fact l provide for a stable government. and not cause a regional sunni-shia war when assad falls. >> con
not an al qaeda-sponsored government that follows on. and all this loose talk of my friend governor romney and the congressman about how we are going to do, we could do so much more in there, what more would they do other than put american boots on the ground? the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that, they are the facts. they are the facts. now every time the governor's asked about...
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he starts saying, government will do this and government will do that, and then government will, and he'll impose mandates. if you're a small business person and you don't insure your employees, senator obama will fine you. will fine you. that's remarkable. if you're a parent and you're struggling to get health insurance for your children, senator obama will fine you. i want to give every american a $5,000 refundable tax credit. they can take it anywhere, across state lines. why not? don't we go across state lines when we purchase other things in america? of course it's ok to go across state lines because in arizona they may offer a better plan that suits you best than it does here in tennessee. and if you do the math, those people who have employer-based health benefits, if you put the tax on it and you have what's left over and you add $5,000 that you're going to get as a refundable tax credit, do the math, 95% of the american people will have increased funds to go out and buy the insurance of their choice and to shop around and to get -- all of those people will be covered except
he starts saying, government will do this and government will do that, and then government will, and he'll impose mandates. if you're a small business person and you don't insure your employees, senator obama will fine you. will fine you. that's remarkable. if you're a parent and you're struggling to get health insurance for your children, senator obama will fine you. i want to give every american a $5,000 refundable tax credit. they can take it anywhere, across state lines. why not? don't we...
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and the federal government they're saying can the federal government help? and woodrow wilson actually had a cabinet meeting and pulled everybody together. they figured out we can't really do much about shark attacks. when the election came around that fall, wilson did 8 points worse in those beach towns that were affected by the shark attacks than in the rest of new jersey where he did the same. >> interesting, huh? so we've been asking you all day will you base your vote on the dmi or social issues? here are some of your tweets. valerie crabtree says i will vote based on social issues. if you can't get a job because of discrimination, health of the economy is irrelevant to you. joe debt ton tweets, social issues. the democrats ticket fights for are the ultimate answer to helping our economy. middle class tax -- finally, mary richards add "either or? no. it's the whole package. keep talking to me. my handle is @alexwit. >>> now to number two of on our first five web stories, a story befitting of this hallowe'en season. a florida man found a strange eyeball.
and the federal government they're saying can the federal government help? and woodrow wilson actually had a cabinet meeting and pulled everybody together. they figured out we can't really do much about shark attacks. when the election came around that fall, wilson did 8 points worse in those beach towns that were affected by the shark attacks than in the rest of new jersey where he did the same. >> interesting, huh? so we've been asking you all day will you base your vote on the dmi or...
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they're not supportive enough of some kind of government safety network. that's the thing republicans have to reassure women about. if they do, they can certainly survive being a pro-choice or a pro-life party with a sex that is more pro-life than men are. paul ryan's problem was he kept biting at issues like that. that is the core challenge of the republicans in this campaign. talk about jobs and income growth. don't talk about anything else. the democratic goal is to get you to talk about other things. don't cooperate. >> because the obama/biden campaign thinks this is a winning issue for them. >> absolutely. and i agree with them. i think the problem with the republicans is even though lots of women are pro-life, i don't think that they want to see nor do the majority of the american people want to see abortion rights taken away. and that is the problem. because the romney/ryan ticket has really opened the door to that. and you also mentioned something which i think has been a huge dichotomy between what the republicans say individual freedom, individua
they're not supportive enough of some kind of government safety network. that's the thing republicans have to reassure women about. if they do, they can certainly survive being a pro-choice or a pro-life party with a sex that is more pro-life than men are. paul ryan's problem was he kept biting at issues like that. that is the core challenge of the republicans in this campaign. talk about jobs and income growth. don't talk about anything else. the democratic goal is to get you to talk about...
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>> yes, there is government-run health care. the president could not deal with it in his own debate. he has no idea what his bureaucrats will do. these are not doctors. >> four hours away until the 2012 vice-presidential debate. it will happen here inside the norton center for the arts in danville, ky. they were the smallest institution ever to host a televised general election debate. it starts at 9:00 this evening. our preview coverage starts as 7:00. an hour-and-a-half debate. we will open up our phone lines. we will read your tweets and e- mail's. our cameras have been covering all the other activity going on at centre college. all of that is under way. here is a live look, here on c- span. [no audio] >> if you were the moderator, what questions would you ask? some of the postings -- where do you stand on a women's right to choose? why is not the united states drilling for oil? they have taken the oath to uphold the constitution. has either of them read it? go to facebook.com/c-span. you can post your questions and read what
>> yes, there is government-run health care. the president could not deal with it in his own debate. he has no idea what his bureaucrats will do. these are not doctors. >> four hours away until the 2012 vice-presidential debate. it will happen here inside the norton center for the arts in danville, ky. they were the smallest institution ever to host a televised general election debate. it starts at 9:00 this evening. our preview coverage starts as 7:00. an hour-and-a-half debate. we...
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look, one of the problems with government, because there is no profit in government by definition, is that we tend to measure committed to these things by how much we spend. the permit example -- perfect example -- well, with the military budget -- the president keeps saying that we will improve education -- we measure education by how much we spend, not by test scores and other things. that is a very big efficiency of government did you are quite right. if we actually measured education, we would get better test scores. re.ok, hee >> david eisenberg, huffington post. because i have heard different things during the course of the presentation i want to get clarity. my question is this -- to dr. fuller and anybody else who wants to respond -- over the years i've read literature on what would spend to turned military-industrial complexes -- is the least efficient way to create jobs. almost anything would be better -- digging ditches, solar panels, whenever you want. if that is true, would we not actually be pleased that a would be sequestration cutting money from the least efficient job
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but they want to rely on the private sector, not government to get that done. in a word they're going for vouchers. now, they don't like calling it vouchers, but that's really what it is. right now, if you're on medicare, what happens is the government pays medicare medicare pays the hospital, the hospital takes care of you. under this plan the government would pay you and you would decide if you wanted to buy into medicare or into private insurance that will create competition between the two in their theory. and that is how you get at that very same waste that the white house wants to get out. these are two very complicated huge programs. there are critics on both sides who say this plan won't work or that plan won't work or th stranded or that plan will leave people stranded. but the truth is it is complicated. it's hard to deal with all of that. so if go to this basic claim that both sides have raised that somehow this is all about destroying medicare that is simply false. that is a scare tactic no matter which side is saying it. so why are they saying it s
but they want to rely on the private sector, not government to get that done. in a word they're going for vouchers. now, they don't like calling it vouchers, but that's really what it is. right now, if you're on medicare, what happens is the government pays medicare medicare pays the hospital, the hospital takes care of you. under this plan the government would pay you and you would decide if you wanted to buy into medicare or into private insurance that will create competition between the two...
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reform of government is coming. we'll learn from the past mistakes in this administration and other administrations. and we're going to forge ahead with putting government back on the side of the people and making sure that our country comes first, putting obsessive partisanship aside. that's what john mccain has been known for in all these years. he has been the maverick. he has ruffled feathers. but i know, senator biden, you have respected him for that, and i respect you for acknowledging that. but change is coming. >> just looking backwards, senator? >> look, past is prologue, gwen. the issue is, how different is john mccain's policy going to be than george bush's? i haven't heard anything yet. i haven't heard how his policy is going to be different on iran than george bush's. i haven't heard how his policy is going to be different with israel than george bush's. i haven't heard how his policy in afghanistan is going to be different than george bush's. i haven't heard how his policy in pakistan is going to be di
reform of government is coming. we'll learn from the past mistakes in this administration and other administrations. and we're going to forge ahead with putting government back on the side of the people and making sure that our country comes first, putting obsessive partisanship aside. that's what john mccain has been known for in all these years. he has been the maverick. he has ruffled feathers. but i know, senator biden, you have respected him for that, and i respect you for acknowledging...
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and a passionate advocate for no, government should have a bigger role than this guy and his running mate mitt romney wants. if they can lay that out, that gives you a better choice. for paul ryan, it's about keeping the momentum. for joe biden, it's about bringing back democratic morale. >> paul, what do you think is going on behind the scenes now? we saw mitt romney watching a game of jinga being played which seemed to ming to stressful. >> al gore used to stand and we would put the notes on butcher paper and he would scan it around. and bill clinton would stand around and talk about mystery novels he just read. you have to find a way to relax him. i always felt like i was the goat they put in a stable before the thoroughbred races. >> if they're enjoying it, people will enjoy supporting them in this debate. that's a key. >> i'm trying to figure out why they put a goat in with a thoroughbred. >> a goat calms them down. >> i did not know that. >> you need to gamble more. >> definitely not a gambler. wolf, what are you going to be looking for? >> i'm looking for everything, because i
and a passionate advocate for no, government should have a bigger role than this guy and his running mate mitt romney wants. if they can lay that out, that gives you a better choice. for paul ryan, it's about keeping the momentum. for joe biden, it's about bringing back democratic morale. >> paul, what do you think is going on behind the scenes now? we saw mitt romney watching a game of jinga being played which seemed to ming to stressful. >> al gore used to stand and we would put...
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that follows on, not an al-qaeda-sponsored government that follows on. and all this loose talk of my friend, governor romney and the congressman, about how we're going to do, we could do so much more in there, what more would they do other than put american boots on the ground? the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east. requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that -- they are the facts. they are the facts. now, every time the governor has asked about this -- is asked about this, he doesn't say, he goes up with a whole lot of verbage, but when he gets pressed, he says, no, he would not do anything different than we are doing now. are they proposing putting american troops on the ground? putting american aircraft in the air space? is that what their proposing? if they do, they should speak up and is say so. but that's not what they're saying. we are doing it exactly like we need to do to identify those forces who, in fact, will provide for a stable government and not cause a regional sunn
that follows on, not an al-qaeda-sponsored government that follows on. and all this loose talk of my friend, governor romney and the congressman, about how we're going to do, we could do so much more in there, what more would they do other than put american boots on the ground? the last thing america needs is to get in another ground war in the middle east. requiring tens of thousands, if not well over 100,000 american forces. that -- they are the facts. they are the facts. now, every time the...
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nobody is going to kind of outsmart paul ryan when it comes to the federal government. bill: all right, now on the moderator a lot of folks on the right are blaming martha raddatz for a biased performance last night. are you? >> no, listen i think, i was taught, bill when you're in the game you don't argue with the ref. bill: you think you won the game then? >> absolutely. absolutely. bill: the rnc is saying that joe biden interrupted 82 times last night. did you keep track of that? >> no. you know what i kept track of? how few number of times that joe biden mentioned barack obama last night. i was just surprised that this was all about joe biden, and it was very little about barack obama and the administration. what the administration was going to do in the next four years. what their plans were to get america out of recovery. what were their plans to prevent this unraveling of foreign policy that we've seen around the world. listen, the interruptions are one thing. i think when the american people are looking at were, what were, what are the obama-biden plans for the
nobody is going to kind of outsmart paul ryan when it comes to the federal government. bill: all right, now on the moderator a lot of folks on the right are blaming martha raddatz for a biased performance last night. are you? >> no, listen i think, i was taught, bill when you're in the game you don't argue with the ref. bill: you think you won the game then? >> absolutely. absolutely. bill: the rnc is saying that joe biden interrupted 82 times last night. did you keep track of that?...
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hackers threaten to attack the power grid, financial networks and government. those hacksers are getting morography. >>> the "wall street journal" reports a slow down in job growth because some businesses are worried about the fiscal cliff. 1/3 of companies say they are not hiring right now because they don't know what congress is going to end up doing about taxes and spending. >>> there are 7 billion people in the world and the "los angeles times" says 6 billion of them now have a cell phone. the new report says only 2.3 billion people in the world have internet access. >>> the "the washington times" says a giant panda cub died last month at the national zoo because of underdeveloped lungs and liver damage. officials say it is possible that the female cub was born prematurely because its lungs were not fully developed. they are optimistic >> this national weather report sponsored by mcdonald's. i'm lovin'it. >> space shuttle "endeavour" is crawling through the streets of los angeles this morning. trees and traffic lights had to be taken down for to it fit. we'
hackers threaten to attack the power grid, financial networks and government. those hacksers are getting morography. >>> the "wall street journal" reports a slow down in job growth because some businesses are worried about the fiscal cliff. 1/3 of companies say they are not hiring right now because they don't know what congress is going to end up doing about taxes and spending. >>> there are 7 billion people in the world and the "los angeles times" says 6...
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that is the kind of government that's crazy. if you want me to go on, i'll give you another example. the president's employment bill, the president's employment bill had provision 2a that i read myself that said it shall be an unlawful employment practice for any employment agency or any employer to fail to hire or to refer for hiring any person based upon their status as unemployed, and such unlawful practice in 2b would have been a violation of the civil rights act of 1964, and the equal employment opportunity act. those things would have immediately discouraged anybody from hiring anyone because they would have been sued no matter what. this kind of stuff is outrageously bad government by any standard whether you're a democrat or republican. it doesn't make any sense. >> steve, ron baron is standing by. he's been a long-term investor and he's got a question for you as well. ron? >> hi, steve. thanks for coming on the show. >> hi, ron. it's a pleasure. nice to see you. >> great to see you, too. so i've been friends with steve
that is the kind of government that's crazy. if you want me to go on, i'll give you another example. the president's employment bill, the president's employment bill had provision 2a that i read myself that said it shall be an unlawful employment practice for any employment agency or any employer to fail to hire or to refer for hiring any person based upon their status as unemployed, and such unlawful practice in 2b would have been a violation of the civil rights act of 1964, and the equal...
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reform of government is coming. we will learn from past mistakes in this administration, and other administrations, and we're going to forge ahead with putting government back on the side of the people and making sure country comes first, putting obsessive partisanship aside. that's what john mccain has been now for in all these years he has been a maverick. he has ruffled feathers, but i'm no senator biden, you have respected him for that and the respect you for acknowledging that. but changes coming. biden: past is prologue. the issue is how different is john mccain policy going to be to george bush's? i haven't heard anything yet. i haven't heard how his policy can be different on iran than george bush's. i haven't heard how his policy we different was israel than george bush's. i have heard how his policy afghanistan is going to be different than george bush's. i haven't heard how his policy in pakistan is going to be different. it may be but so far it is the same as george bush's. and you know where this policy
reform of government is coming. we will learn from past mistakes in this administration, and other administrations, and we're going to forge ahead with putting government back on the side of the people and making sure country comes first, putting obsessive partisanship aside. that's what john mccain has been now for in all these years he has been a maverick. he has ruffled feathers, but i'm no senator biden, you have respected him for that and the respect you for acknowledging that. but changes...
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government. that's a hypothesis being put out, however, by the yemeni government. back to you. >> brian: didn't the package bombs come from yemen? al-awlaki is from yemen? there is a tremendous fear about what's growing in that country in particular. correct? >> it's an important chapter. we've been following anwar al-awlaki, the famous internet, now deceased internet militant that we've been reporting on for several years now. yeah. it's an important chapter and it's an unsettled country. again, let's remember what happened at the u.s. embassy in sanaa, last month another violent protests and in one protest, the protesters breached the walls of the embassy. no americans were hurt or killed, but that breach was another serious security lapse on one side or the other. either the u.s. embassy or the yemeni government who did not supply enough security for the americans. yeah, dangerous place. >> steve: thank you very much. it is clear despite what the administration is saying, al-qaeda is growing. we had mr. wood yesterday say that in the testimony on capitol hill. a
government. that's a hypothesis being put out, however, by the yemeni government. back to you. >> brian: didn't the package bombs come from yemen? al-awlaki is from yemen? there is a tremendous fear about what's growing in that country in particular. correct? >> it's an important chapter. we've been following anwar al-awlaki, the famous internet, now deceased internet militant that we've been reporting on for several years now. yeah. it's an important chapter and it's an unsettled...
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he has governed with integrity. he's not just promised changed but he has delivered it and he's been a conservative in the very best sense of the word. [applause] david cameron has refused to buy into the something for nothing philosophy that is common in the world politics and he's refused to settle the next generation with a debt they cannot afford. as a result, we are making real progress on the very tough issues, determined hard-earned progress and you should all be very proud of that. the united kingdom and the united states have a storm in our strong history and we will vote whether the current economic crisis. we are rooting for this coalition government to succeed because america succeeds when britain succeeds and vice versa. we may be economic competitors, that we are in this together and we will always be allies first through thick and thin and war and peace. the tough decisions you are making honoring churchill's legacy of putting national interest ahead of the party politics and i believe that you will l
he has governed with integrity. he's not just promised changed but he has delivered it and he's been a conservative in the very best sense of the word. [applause] david cameron has refused to buy into the something for nothing philosophy that is common in the world politics and he's refused to settle the next generation with a debt they cannot afford. as a result, we are making real progress on the very tough issues, determined hard-earned progress and you should all be very proud of that. the...
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taxed every person in successful small business making over $250,000 at 100%, it would only run the government for 98 days. if everybody who paid income taxes last year including successful small businesses, doubled their income taxes this year, we'd still have a $300 billion deficit. you see, there aren't enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. and so the next time you hear them say don't worry about it, we'll get a few wealthy people to pay their fair share, watch out, middle class. the tax bill is coming to you. >> so al. >> good exchange. >> what do you think, mika? >> no, al, go ahead. >> you laughed at that line. a lot of people thought that was a strong line. >> okay. it was ridiculous. >> it was ridiculous. >> what was ridiculous about it, mika? >> both sides are being ridiculous on this one because neither one of these people are going to balance the budget. this is the biggest failure in the campaign on both sides. >> amen. >> is that neither side has made any significant attempt to balance the budget. and what ryan and romney are calling is outr
taxed every person in successful small business making over $250,000 at 100%, it would only run the government for 98 days. if everybody who paid income taxes last year including successful small businesses, doubled their income taxes this year, we'd still have a $300 billion deficit. you see, there aren't enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. and so the next time you hear them say don't worry about it, we'll get a few wealthy people to pay their fair...
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president obama thinks the government ought to be able to take as much as 44.8%. if you tax every person and successful small-business making over $250,000 at over 100%, you can only run a government for 98 days. there are not enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. the next time you hear them say, do not worry about it, watch out, middle-class, the tax bill is coming to you. that is why we are saying, eight out of 10 businesses, they file their taxes as individuals, not as corporations. near where i come from, the canadians dropped their tax rate to 15%. the average tax rate on businesses is 25%. the president wants the top tax rate to go above 40%. two-thirds of our jobs come from small businesses. it does not pay for 10% of the deficit spending increases. lower tax rates across the board and close loopholes. we have three bottom lines. do not raise the deficit, do not raise taxes on the middle class, do not lower the share that is borne by the high income earners. it has been discredited by six other studies and even their
president obama thinks the government ought to be able to take as much as 44.8%. if you tax every person and successful small-business making over $250,000 at over 100%, you can only run a government for 98 days. there are not enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. the next time you hear them say, do not worry about it, watch out, middle-class, the tax bill is coming to you. that is why we are saying, eight out of 10 businesses, they file their taxes as...